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View synonyms for decision-making

decision-making

or de·ci·sion mak·ing or de·ci·sion·mak·ing

[ dih-sizh-uhn-mey-king ]

noun

  1. the act or process of making choices or decisions with a group of people, especially in business or politics (often used attributively):

    decision-making skills.



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Other Words From

  • de·ci·sion-mak·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decision-making1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

That gross abuse should be among the products of such all-prior-bets-are-off decision making is hardly surprising.

We need to reinforce the message that decision-making, the power of choices, is also important.

Even before the shooting, he worried that concern for their safety would affect his decision-making.

This could shift global media decision-making from its familiar New York-Los Angeles axis to the Bay Area.

The action focuses on the decision-making process of a movie studio hotshot.

The addition of virtual reality and other technical aids will enhance and potentially quicken individual decision-making ability.

The decision making railroad corporations public, also makes their roads public highways extending throughout the country.

It provides step by step procedures for applying computer-like decision making to daily living.

These individual checklists are tied together in a broad flowchart that provides a sequential decision making pathway.

This is contrasted to happenstance decision making based on impulsiveness and wishful thinking.

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